The start of a new year is a good time to get one's eyes checked. VisionCorps can help with its program to give free eye exams and glasses to qualified adults and children in southcentral Pennsylvania. Both children and adults should have their eyes checked regularly.

VisionCorps, with help from the Pennsylvania Vision Foundation, connects low-income individuals and families in Lebanon, Adams, Chester, Lancaster, and York counties with free vision examinations and basic frames and lenses. For details on who qualifies for the service, call VisionCorps at 717-205-4141.

VisionCorps provides education and prevention of blindness services, rehabilitation, and employment to individuals. It serves clients ranging in age from birth to seniors.

In addition, VisionCorps offers in-person and virtual programs to organizations and employers about services available through VisionCorps. The programs, individualized based on the needs of the group, include information on common eye conditions, living with low vision, employing people with low vision, and tips for living independently. All the programs are free of charge.

To learn more, visit http://www.visioncorps.net.